- A heavy police presence was noted at an arrest at an Oakland home Thursday. Police surrounded a home on MacArthur Boulevard near I-580 and detained two individuals. [NBC Bay Area]
- Hoodline has a "survival guide" for Carnaval in the Mission this weekend. The festival kicks off Saturday morning but the big parade is on Sunday. [Hoodline]
- The SFPD is seeking two male suspects who carjacked a 59-year-old woman near Golden Gate Park in the Sunset Wednesday night. The woman was getting into her parked car at 24th Avenue and Lincoln Way when two suspects pulled her out of the car and drove off. [Bay City News]
- The Giants lost to the Braves once again today, losing the series. [NBC Bay Area]
- A jury in Alameda County is set to decide whether the city of Berkeley singled out a specific homeless protest group for encampment removals. [Berkeleyside]
- The Medical Examiner is looking at some bones that were recovered at 3025 21st Street today. [Mission Local]
- As fire season looms, PG&E is having a hard time finding tree trimmers. [New York Times]
- Despite that cashless thing getting outlawed, Amazon Go is opening a fourth location downtown. [SF Business Times]
- Another dead gray whale has washed up at Point Reyes, the 11th this season near the Bay. [NBC Bay Area]
- The Business Times looks back on the 40 years of planning and stalling on the Irvington BART station in Fremont, which will now break ground in 2023. [SF Business Times]